Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve

Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve

Location:Along Haines Highway, between mileposts 8 and 30.Facilities:Picnic sites, toilets, water, boat launch.Activities:Eagle watching.Special Features:The preserve provides critical habitat for the world's largest
concentration of bald eagles. The area is a year-round home for 200 to
400 eagles and seasonal home to
more than 3,000 eagles during the Fall Congregation (October through
February). The main viewing area is between miles 18 and 24 of Haines
Highway, where the Chilkat River fans out and rarely freezes.Address:c/o Southeast Area Office 400 Willoughby Ave, 4th Fl Juneau, AK 99801Phone:907-465-4563Web:www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/units/eagleprv.htmSize: 49,320 acres.

Outside of the birding community, however, far fewer people are even aware that one of greatest migration spectacles on the planet is the annual return of American bald eagles to the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, just a few miles north of Haines in Southeast Alaska.

The Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve was established in 1982, after a fierce battle between those who supported logging in the Chilkat Valley and those who wanted to protect the river.

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